I’ve wanted to make one of these for ages and thought about how to use up the brown sugar in my cupboard. I blitzed up some whole coffee beans and added what I thought would make a moisturising scented body scrub. It would make a lovely gift for someone – something homemade is always more appreciated with time being such a commodity these days!

Coffee is a natural stimulant and some studies have shown that it helps even out skin texture and tone, improving circulation and giving you that glow. The ground coffee also doubles up as an exfoliant – getting rid of those unwanted dead skin cells and a smoother touch!

If you struggle to wake up in the morning, use this to feel instantly revived.

If you don’t have a spice grinder or something similar, don’t stress! Put the beans in a bag and bash them with a rolling pin, failing that you could crush them in a pestle & mortar.

I added some cardamon pods, bashed them up and took out the warm spicy insides.